Chang 'an City.
While Qin Feng and Liu Bei were talking about the jade seal and Li Ru, Li Ru was drinking with Jia Xu to relieve the depression in his chest.
Ever since he returned to Chang 'an, Dong Zhuo's every word and action had disappointed Li Ru.
Dong Zhuo, who had been dazzled by the prosperity of Guanzhong, no longer had the ambition of the past.
Dong Zhuo had already thrown his dream of conquering the world far away.
Li Ru could tell that this Fatty Dong only wanted to return to his hometown to live, and then he wanted to accumulate wealth and take in beautiful women.
He was completely hopeless!
And that Lu Bu, he was also a piece of sh * t.
On the way back to Chang 'an, he actually left more than 10,000 elite cavalry behind and fled alone, saying that he was afraid of being ambushed on the way.
You, Lu Bu, aren't you the bravest in the world? How can you have such courage?
Li Ru wanted to seize the opportunity to kill Lu Bu. This bastard was not on the same side as the Western Liang Army.
However, Li Ru could only think about it. Lu Bu's strength was shocking, and assassinating him was basically impossible.
If they were to launch an army to surround and suppress him, he would have thousands of Bing Province wolf cavalry protecting him. If they failed to exterminate him, then the entire Xiliang army would never have a day of peace.
"Come, Wenhe, let's drink."
Li Ru handed the wine cup to Jia Xu with a bitter expression.
In front of Jia Xu, he never needed to put on airs and say whatever he had.
Jia Xu didn't say anything and just accompanied Li Ru to drink. He listened to everything the other party said and remembered it in his heart.
It was because he had a good relationship with Li Ru that he knew what the situation in Chang 'an was like.
It could be said that without Li Ru's suppression, the entire Chang 'an would have been in chaos. The Wolf Cavalry of Bingzhou and the Wolf Cavalry of Western Liang disliked each other, and Lu Bu and the generals of Western Liang disliked each other.
On the other hand, Dong Zhuo guarded the imperial mausoleum every day, constantly digging graves and looting wealth. The entire Chang 'an was in chaos.
Regarding these matters, Li Ru had no way, so he, Jia Xu, had even less of a way.
During this period of time, Jia Xu, who had always been particular about keeping a low profile, had already silently begun to look for a way out.
Looking at his old friend's silence, Li Ru felt very uncomfortable.
At that time, Jia Xu was recommended by him to join Dong Zhuo. He had once vowed to him that he would work together with him to create a great future.
But now, everything seemed to have become unreachable with Dong Zhuo's sinking.
Li Ru slowly stood up with the cup in his hand and walked to the window to look out.
Looking at the chaos outside Chang 'an City and hearing the screams of his wife and children, Li Ru's heart ached.
His disappointment towards Dong Zhuo gradually turned into hatred.
Li Ru came from a poor family. Once upon a time, his dream was to change the era where the aristocratic families monopolized all wealth and wisdom through his own efforts.
For this dream, he had also made a great wish and was ready to sacrifice at any time. Not only to sacrifice others, but also to sacrifice himself.
But now, he had worked hard for decades. Where was his dream?
Looking at the tragedy in Chang 'an, Li Ru felt that his dream was getting more and more out of reach.
Li Ru asked himself if the lives of the civilians in Chang 'an under his rule had changed.
Yes,
Unfortunately, it wasn't for the better.
Instead, it became even more miserable.
The aristocratic families that he once hated would indeed greedily exploit the common people, causing them to not have enough to eat and their wives and children to be separated.
However, that was only a minority.
Most of the people could still slowly endure the hardships.
Chang 'an, on the other hand, looked like a capital city under the rule of the aristocratic families.
Now, with the arrival of Dong Zhuo, everything had changed.
It was once an isolated human tragedy, but now, it was happening on a large scale.
The entire Yongzhou was caught in such a tragedy. His wife and son were separated, and his son was replaced. Chang 'an had become hell, and Li Ru was the creator of this hell.
He had once wanted to end the monopoly of wealth and wisdom by the aristocratic families, and he was also prepared to sacrifice himself.
However, after seeing the tragedy, Li Ru didn't dare to imagine what kind of path was ahead of him.
Although the path of reform was covered with corpses, the bones that fell before dawn would definitely belong to the reformers themselves.
For example, Shang Yang of the Qin Dynasty, at the end of his reform, was the price of being torn apart by a bloody car.
However, Shang Yang at least saw the results of his reform before he died, so he died without regrets.
And now, Li Ru could no longer see any light on his path.
As far as the eye could see, the entire Chang 'an was filled with human tragedies.
Was this the path he was looking for?
No!
Definitely not!
The more Li Ru thought about it, the more unwilling he became.
Suddenly, a bold idea appeared in his mind.
Since he no longer had the ability to turn the tide, why not try to add fuel to the fire?
Thinking of this, Li Ru's eyes shone brightly, and his gaze finally landed on Jia Xu.
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Three days later, at noon, Liu Bei and Qin Feng were drinking tea and chatting in the government office.
Suddenly, a report came from outside that Sun Qian had returned.
Liu Bei and Qin Feng quickly stood up to welcome them.
After a while, Sun Qian walked in with a travel-worn face.
"My lord, I'm back. I've also returned with two distinguished guests.”
Sun Qian said happily.
"Oh, quickly invite him in."
Liu Bei was slightly taken aback, but he quickly smiled at Sun Qian.
"Mi Zhu, the head of Xu Prefecture's Mi Family, has come to pay his respects to Duke Liu Bei.”
"Linhuai Lu Su is here to pay his respects to Duke Liu Bei!”
Mi Zhu had a high-spirited and wealthy merchant's attitude.
Lu Su, on the other hand, had the bearing of a modest gentleman.
"Haha, Liu Bei has long heard of the great names of Zi Zhong and Zi Jing. It is truly a blessing to finally meet them today.”
Liu Bei laughed and cupped his hands at the two of them.
"Duke Xuande is too polite. Zizhong has admired Duke Xuande for a long time, but unfortunately, fate has always been hard on him.”
Mi Zhu cupped his hands in return.
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